The strategies used for isolation and structural elucidation of pharmacologically active
metabolites from marine organisms are discussed, with examples of cytotoxic and …

Publisher Summary The chapter reviews the tremendous potential that the marine
environment holds for the discovery of additional new bioactive agents. Marine bacteria are …

The marine environment is distinguished by unique groups of organisms being the source of
a wide array of fascinating structures. The enormous biodiversity of marine habitats is …

The marine environment has been a source of more than 20,000 inspirational natural
products discovered over the past 50 years. From these efforts, 9 approved drugs and 12 …

Recent progress in separation techniques has enabled us to work with water-soluble
components which, more often than not, are responsible for biological activities found in …

Marine natural products, the secondary or nonprimary metabolites produced by organisms
that live in the sea, have received increasing attention from chemists and pharmacologists …

The environment of marine occupies about 95% biosphere of the world and it can be a
critical source of bioactive compounds for humans to be explored. Special environment such …

Natural products research is increasingly turning to marine animals, plants, and microbes as
source organisms. Several marine natural products are currently in preclinical and clinical …

Advances in natural product chemistry are expected to rely ever more on interdisciplinary
research, and this is particularly important for marine microbial products where the marine …

Marine natural products have attracted the attention of biologists and chemists the world
over for the past five decades. As a result of the potential for new drug discovery, marine …